Eugene Stoner

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Eugene Stoner was an American firearms designer best known as the principal creator of the AR-15 platform that led to the widely used M16 rifle.

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instanceOf American person
engineer
firearms designer
associatedWith AR-15 platform NERFINISHED
M16 rifle family NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath cancer
conflictParticipatedIn World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1922-11-22
dateOfDeath 1997-04-24
designed AR-10 rifle NERFINISHED
AR-15 rifle NERFINISHED
AR-18 rifle NERFINISHED
Stoner 63 modular weapon system NERFINISHED
employer ArmaLite NERFINISHED
Cadillac Gage NERFINISHED
Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation NERFINISHED
Knight's Armament Company NERFINISHED
era 20th century
familyName Stoner NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork firearms design
small arms engineering
fullName Eugene Morrison Stoner NERFINISHED
givenName Eugene NERFINISHED
hasGender male
influenced M16 rifle design NERFINISHED
knownFor designing the AR-15 platform
influencing the design of the M16 rifle
languageSpoken English
militaryService United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED
notableIdea modular small arms systems
notableWork AR-10 rifle NERFINISHED
AR-15 rifle NERFINISHED
AR-18 rifle NERFINISHED
Stoner 63 weapon system NERFINISHED
occupation firearms designer
mechanical engineer
placeOfBirth Gosport, Indiana, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Palm City, Florida, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld chief engineer at ArmaLite
residence Florida, United States NERFINISHED
spouse Frances Stoner NERFINISHED
usedTechnology direct impingement gas system (Stoner-type) in rifle designs
workedOn lightweight infantry rifles
select-fire military rifles

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M16 rifle designer Eugene Stoner